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warish
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Warish \War"ish\, v. t. [OF. warir to protect, heal, cure, F. gu['e]ri? to cure; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. werian, weren, to protect, to hinder. See Garret.] To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My brother shall be warished hastily. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle. --Holland. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Warish \War"ish\, v. i.
To be cured; to recover. [Obs.]
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Your daughter . . . shall warish and escape. --Chaucer.
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